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Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

SPANISH: pitiu<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en by <strong>the</strong> Shuar <strong>of</strong> Ecuador.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South America<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Brako and Zarucchi 1993<br />

Bauhinia dipetela Hemsley<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

SPANISH: bauhinia, uña de vaca, xobots’<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en as a snack and flowers are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexican and Gu<strong>at</strong>emalan highlands<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Standley and Steyermark 1946<br />

Bauhinia esculenta Burch. [syn. Tylosema esculentum A. Schreib.]<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: camel-foot, camel’s foot, gemsbok-bean, marama bean, morama<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds and seed oil are edible. Recently introduced to <strong>the</strong><br />

Americas for its potential as a drought-tolerant legume.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Mabberley 1987, Powell 1987, Usher 1974, Wiersema et al.<br />

1990<br />

Bauhinia purpurea L.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: butterfly tree, camel’s foot<br />

PORTUGUESE: p<strong>at</strong>a-de-vaca<br />

SPANISH: orquidillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Flower buds, young flowers, and young leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

cooked. Also planted as a flowering ornamental.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: India to Malaysia, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in Florida and Texas and<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r warm regions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Americas<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Facciola 1990, Mabberley 1987, USDA-NRCS<br />

2004, W<strong>at</strong>kins and Sheehan 1975<br />

Bauhinia varieg<strong>at</strong>a L.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: bauhinia, mountain ebony, orchid tree<br />

PORTUGUESE: mororó, p<strong>at</strong>a-de-boi, p<strong>at</strong>a-de-vaca, unha-de-boi, unha-devaca<br />

SPANISH: p<strong>at</strong>a de vaca<br />

USES/NOTES: Young leaves, flowers, fruit pods, and seeds are edible.<br />

Also a popular ornamental in warm regions for its showy orchidlike,<br />

white to purplish flowers.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Mabberley 1987, Tanaka 1976, W<strong>at</strong>kins and<br />

Sheehan 1975<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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